Changelog – stay up to date with the evolution of Fordata VDR

We make sure that Fordata VDR is constantly evolving to meet the needs of our users. In this section, you’ll find a detailed overview of all updates – from brand-new features, through improvements that make your work easier, to security enhancements that ensure an even higher level of data protection.

August 28, 2025

Fixes

  • Implemented fixes reported by the Customer Support department.
  • Implemented fixes resulting from internal (QA) testing.
  • Improved application performance by addressing issues detected through monitoring.
August 21, 2025

New Features

  • Optimized the group creation process by copying permissions, reducing the creation time of three groups by 80% and one group to just 5 seconds.
  • Optimized the process of moving objects within the structure.
  • Modernized selected elements of the platform to improve performance and security.
  • Refined the display of file summaries during upload – values are now shown with a precision of two decimal places.
  • Improved validation and messages when uploading temporary files.
  • Corrected date consistency when saving commercial consent.

Fixes

  • Implemented fixes resulting from internal QA testing.

Security

  • Updated libraries to enhance system protection.
  • Increased the reliability of the folder upload process by improving error handling.
August 12, 2025

New Features

  • Extended validity of the VDR activation link.
  • Improved navigation – combined document list and structure views, added the option to choose display mode (tree or list).

Fixes

  • Improved application performance by fixing bugs detected through monitoring.

Security

  • Strengthened security mechanisms for handling ZIP files.
  • Updated antivirus component to improve system protection.
  • Applied fixes based on code quality analysis tool recommendations.
July 16, 2025

New Features

  • Modernized selected platform elements to improve performance and security.

Fixes

  • Improved mechanisms ensuring the integrity of file and permission information.
  • Improved application performance by fixing bugs detected through monitoring.
July 1, 2025

New Features

  • Introduced document structure preview from a group level for VDR Admin.
  • Updated company address in the privacy policy and Terms of service.
  • Implemented data retention in internal services.
  • Updated system components to newer versions.

Fixes

  • Applied improvements for smoother system data loading.
  • Updated parameters in email content.
  • Fixed display of HelpScout beacon.
  • Corrected NDA validation message.

Security

  • Extended logging of erroneous events in the system.
June 17, 2025

New Features

  • Introduced MFA: authentication via app or code sent by email.
  • Enabled operation confirmation via Enter key on selected screens.

Fixes

  • Fixed an error during PRO instance personalization.
  • Improved application performance by fixing bugs detected through monitoring.

Security

  • Optimized reporting of selected events to the security monitoring system.
May 27, 2025

New Features

  • Optimized system architecture.
May 15, 2025

New Features

  • Added OCR support in the VDR system.

Fixes

  • Improved application performance by fixing bugs detected through monitoring.

Security

  • Optimized the data encryption mechanism for bulk write operations to improve security.
May 7, 2025

New Features

  • Modernized selected platform elements to improve performance and security.

Fixes

  • Improved application performance by fixing bugs detected through monitoring.

Security

  • Implemented recommendations from penetration testing.
  • Applied fixes based on code quality analysis tool recommendations.
April 16, 2025

New Features

  • Modernized selected platform elements to improve performance and security.
  • Launched test environments for internal services.
  • Updated content of selected system messages.

Fixes

  • Improved application performance by fixing bugs detected through monitoring.

Security

  • Strengthened access control mechanisms for selected function calls.
  • Improved user interface protections to reduce vulnerability risks.
April 2, 2025

New Features

  • Reduced environment complexity by simplifying the technology stack.
  • Organized the scope of logged events for selected services.
  • Enhanced the environment by updating internal libraries.

Fixes

  • Optimized memory usage to increase reliability.
  • Fixed display of the correct language version for users who never logged in.
  • Corrected the date of the first entry in translation statistics.
  • Fixed an error occurring when generating exports after sorting.
March 23, 2025

New Features

  • Updated Terms of service in VDR.
  • Added redirects from old Terms of service URLs to the current link.
  • Improved monitoring by expanding the number of logged events and distinguishing service levels.
  • Enhanced the environment by updating internal libraries.
March 17, 2025

New Features

  • Updated system components to newer versions.
  • Modernized selected platform elements to improve performance and security.
  • Extended the password reminder period for VDR.

Fixes

  • Fixed scrolling in the structure edit view.
  • Improved zoom functionality in the Redaction Tool.
  • Limited user-created passwords to a maximum of 50 characters.
  • Resolved an issue with opening the Redaction Tool in Safari.

Security

  • Increased the default password length to 16 characters.
  • Implemented a secure data caching mechanism.
March 3, 2025

New Features

  • Implemented an in-house tool for production release deployment.
    Renamed the .xlsx file used for user import.

Fixes

  • Corrected file count errors when adding files via the interface.
  • Fixed error handling in document filtering and the Q&A module.
  • Improved application performance by fixing bugs detected through monitoring.

Security

  • Added extended event reporting to the security monitoring system.
  • Enhanced anonymization mechanisms in logs.
February 4, 2025

Fixes

  • Refined presentation of file release dates between Excel and VDR.
  • Improved mechanisms ensuring the integrity of file and permission information.

FORDATA VDR Changelog